taking the fast track in literacy by using technology
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Taking the Fast Track in Literacy by Using Technology. Kathleen A. Gormley, PhD Peter McDermott, PhD Presentation at NYSRA Meeting, March 7, 2010. Why digital literacy matters?. Literacy expanded Interactive, multimedia world Communication Problem solving Collaboration - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Taking the Fast Track in Literacy by Using Technology
Kathleen A. Gormley, PhDPeter McDermott, PhD
Presentation at NYSRA Meeting,March 7, 2010
Why digital literacy matters?
• Literacy expanded
• Interactive, multimedia world
• Communication
• Problem solving
• Collaboration Source http://www.usfst.com/media/focus-area-images/FSTUS/issues-9-1/Technology_management_LG_FOC.png
BBC Dance Mat Typinghttp://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/
Keyboarding
Why does it matter?
– N0 cheap voice activated
– Focus on keyboard and nnot not message (Gormley & McDermott, 2010)
– Erase entire to ‘fix’ error
– Inefficient composing
Researching and Collaboration
• Social Bookmarking– Much more efficient than bookmarking– Tags allow searching of virtual library– Sharing to groups– www.diigo.com
diigo
Researching and Collaboration
• Google.docs
– Collaborative work—Word, PPt, Excel
– Asynchronous
– Teacher—group member
– gmail account
Research & Collaboration
• Zoho Writer http://writer.zoho.com
– Collaborative word processor
– Sharing
– Presentation software
– Best used in groups of 2-3
Improving Fluency
Multiple reads!
Online books
“Read like a teacher!”
Free Rice
Word Clouds
• Wordle• Tagul• ABCya• Wordsift• Word Mosaic
http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/1688486/known_as_math
Source: http://www.wordsift.com/visualize
Comprehension Digital literacy
incorporates
• Understanding;
• Thinking;
• Decision Making;
• Preplanning;
• Multiple Literacies!
Teacher is KEY!ModelingSharingReleasing
responsibility
Composing—more than writing!
Composing
• StoryJumper• Kindle• Email• Pimpampom (using Flickr pictures)• PPt
• With narration• Without narration• As a book
Story Jumper Example
Part of Recent Journal Entry (5th Grade Boy, Urban School)
I also got a kindle for my birthday. It was $260. I had to wait 2 weeks to get it because it was a lot of money. I was texting on my ipod (sic) and phone and I was texting on my computer also on facebook.
Dear SXXXXXX,
What did you do on your vacation ? I Went to the hospital because my sister twisted her arm. I like Christmas. What is your favorite subject in school?
Love,
MXXXXXXX
Responding to Email
First Grader’s Email (2/22)
Dear bxxxx ,
Can we play hide and go seek? I like to play with my dogs. Do you want to pet my hampster?
love Fxxxx
First grader reading email
First grader’s response
Mar 1, 2010Dear Fxxxx,yes I would like to
come over and pet your hamster thank you for inviting me. Do you love to play board games?
Love,XXXXX
Pimpampom
Source: http://www.pimpampum.net/phrasr/?id=22255
5th Grader—Start of PPt
5th Grader—Highly Resistant to Writing with Pen/Pencil
PPt after Author Study
Shared Writing: PPt Story with Scanned Images
Video and Screencasting
• Jing (5 minutes)
• Screencast-o-matic (10 minutes)
• ScreenFlow (paid, educator’s discount)
LF 10 – Middle School
Source: http://lf10.wordpress.com/category/character-vs-nature/
Glogster Gl
http://edu.glogster.com/
Text
Glog Example
Sketching
Online Books
• Children’s International Library
• Tumblebook Library • TarHeel Library
• Many choices!
Tumblebook Library
Avatars
Voki
FotoFlexer (free!)
What websites do you use?
Show us!
Our Advice
•THINK BIG!
•Start Small!
Keeping in Touch
• Kay will start a NYSRA Group, if you sign up
– Join diigo.
– Kay will invite you to join “NYSRA” diigo group.
– Share with each other!
